Question 1

Which of the following did Mahoney believe was indispensable to successful counseling?

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to follow manualized therapy protocols 
B)  ability to arrive at DSM diagnoses within the first intake hour 
C)  ability to be empathic and compassionate with one's clients 
D)  ability to solve clients' problems for them 
A)  ability to follow manualized therapy protocols 
B)  ability to arrive at DSM diagnoses within the first intake hour 
C)  ability to be empathic and compassionate with one's clients 
D)  ability to solve clients' problems for them C

Question 2

According to Mahoney, which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotions are powerful self-organizing processes. 
B)  Emotions are central to our evaluative processes. 
C)  Emotions play central roles in shaping our perceptions and developing a healthy sense of self. 
D)  All of the above are true 
A)  Emotions are powerful self-organizing processes. 
B)  Emotions are central to our evaluative processes. 
C)  Emotions play central roles in shaping our perceptions and developing a healthy sense of self. 
D)  All of the above are true D

Question 3

Which of the following, according to Mahoney, is least important for constructive counselors?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-awareness 
B)  an appreciation for human diversity 
C)  knowledge of the DSM 
D)  the ability to deeply resonate with others' experience, rather than to rush to solve their problems 
A)  self-awareness 
B)  an appreciation for human diversity 
C)  knowledge of the DSM 
D)  the ability to deeply resonate with others' experience, rather than to rush to solve their problems C

Question 4

Which of the following constructivists believe that understanding (past) causes for clients' problems are more important than their current ways of construing the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  DeJong & Berg 
B)  White & Epston 
C)  Mahoney 
D)  None of them believe this. 
A)  DeJong & Berg 
B)  White & Epston 
C)  Mahoney 
D)  None of them believe this.

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the key processes highlighted by the person from #9?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self/identity 
B)  Power/control 
C)  Behaviors/cognitions 
D)  Value/emotional judgments 
A)  Self/identity 
B)  Power/control 
C)  Behaviors/cognitions 
D)  Value/emotional judgments

Question 6

All of the following are defining features of constructivist approaches except

Accepted Answer

A)  they tend to focus on client strengths rather than deficits. 
B)  they tend to focus primarily on cognition. 
C)  they look for exceptions to problem-centered perspectives. 
D)  they help clients author new stories about their lives. 
A)  they tend to focus on client strengths rather than deficits. 
B)  they tend to focus primarily on cognition. 
C)  they look for exceptions to problem-centered perspectives. 
D)  they help clients author new stories about their lives.

Question 7

According to Mahoney, resistance is

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily an intrapsychic phenomenon. 
B)  primarily a failure to change. 
C)  involves the client, not the therapist. 
D)  usually serving self-protective functions. 
A)  primarily an intrapsychic phenomenon. 
B)  primarily a failure to change. 
C)  involves the client, not the therapist. 
D)  usually serving self-protective functions.

Question 8

According to Mahoney,

Accepted Answer

A)  significant changes are often preceded by episodes of disorder and disorganization. 
B)  the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the best way of conceiving of disorder in clients' lives. 
C)  disorder and disorganization are not the enemies (not exclusively a bad thing). 
D)  A and C only 
A)  significant changes are often preceded by episodes of disorder and disorganization. 
B)  the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the best way of conceiving of disorder in clients' lives. 
C)  disorder and disorganization are not the enemies (not exclusively a bad thing). 
D)  A and C only

Question 9

Because Mahoney was previously an influential cognitive therapist, he

Accepted Answer

A)  agreed with the doctrine of "rationalist supremacy." 
B)  was emphatically critical of the doctrine of "rationalist supremacy." 
C)  thought that clients' intrapsychic dynamics were always more important than socio-cultural dynamics. 
D)  thought that it was usually more helpful to intervene with traditional cognitive techniques that more process/experiential ones. 
A)  agreed with the doctrine of "rationalist supremacy." 
B)  was emphatically critical of the doctrine of "rationalist supremacy." 
C)  thought that clients' intrapsychic dynamics were always more important than socio-cultural dynamics. 
D)  thought that it was usually more helpful to intervene with traditional cognitive techniques that more process/experiential ones.

Question 10

Which of the following therapy traditions are not integrated in any of the constructivist approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  cognitive-behavioral 
C)  existential-humanistic 
D)  All of the above are integrated in some constructivist approaches. 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  cognitive-behavioral 
C)  existential-humanistic 
D)  All of the above are integrated in some constructivist approaches.

Question 11

Mahoney stressed that any technique will be more effective under conditions of all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  the counselor implements the technique exactly as it is stated in therapy manuals. 
B)  if the counselor and client are both prepared for it (in an appropriate state of consciousness). 
C)  if the client's request for why he is being asked to do it is provided (theoretical rationale). 
D)  if time is allowed afterward to process what the experience was like for the client. 
A)  the counselor implements the technique exactly as it is stated in therapy manuals. 
B)  if the counselor and client are both prepared for it (in an appropriate state of consciousness). 
C)  if the client's request for why he is being asked to do it is provided (theoretical rationale). 
D)  if time is allowed afterward to process what the experience was like for the client.

Question 12

Who is the founder of Constructivst Counseling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Berg 
B)  White 
C)  Mahoney 
D)  There is no single founder of Constructivst Counseling. 
A)  Berg 
B)  White 
C)  Mahoney 
D)  There is no single founder of Constructivst Counseling.

Question 13

Which constructivist emphasized structures of the psyche?

Accepted Answer

A)  Berg 
B)  White 
C)  De Shazer 
D)  Mahoney 
A)  Berg 
B)  White 
C)  De Shazer 
D)  Mahoney

Question 14

Which of the following is not a common reason that client's seek counseling?

Accepted Answer

A)  They want to feel better (symptom relief). 
B)  They want general life improvement (to change patterns of problems in their lives). 
C)  They want to commit to what is required to experience profound self-transformation. 
D)  They want more satisfying relationships. 
A)  They want to feel better (symptom relief). 
B)  They want general life improvement (to change patterns of problems in their lives). 
C)  They want to commit to what is required to experience profound self-transformation. 
D)  They want more satisfying relationships.

Question 15

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The specifics of any give client's development can be accurately predicted by linear models of change. 
B)  Because all humans are unique, there are no general principles of change that we can rely on. 
C)  Theories of complexity (nonlinear dynamics) are no better at describing human change processes than simple linear theories. 
D)  There are some general principles of change in dynamic systems-such as that of oscillations-that are usually true of most people's courses of change. 
A)  The specifics of any give client's development can be accurately predicted by linear models of change. 
B)  Because all humans are unique, there are no general principles of change that we can rely on. 
C)  Theories of complexity (nonlinear dynamics) are no better at describing human change processes than simple linear theories. 
D)  There are some general principles of change in dynamic systems-such as that of oscillations-that are usually true of most people's courses of change.

Which of the following did Mahoney believe was indispensable to successful counseling?

According to Mahoney, which of the following is not true?

Which of the following, according to Mahoney, is least important for constructive counselors?

Which of the following constructivists believe that understanding (past) causes for clients' problems are more important than their current ways of construing the problem?

Which of the following is not one of the key processes highlighted by the person from #9?

All of the following are defining features of constructivist approaches except

According to Mahoney, resistance is

According to Mahoney,

Because Mahoney was previously an influential cognitive therapist, he

Which of the following therapy traditions are not integrated in any of the constructivist approaches?

Mahoney stressed that any technique will be more effective under conditions of all of the following except

Who is the founder of Constructivst Counseling?

Which constructivist emphasized structures of the psyche?

Which of the following is not a common reason that client's seek counseling?

Which of the following is true?

Introduction

Classical Psychoanalysis

Self Psychology

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

Existential Counseling

Person-Centered Counseling

Gestalt Counseling

Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Counseling

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

Reality Therapy and Choice Theory

Systems Approaches

Integral Counseling

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Exam 12: Constructivist Approaches

Which of the following did Mahoney believe was indispensable to successful counseling?

According to Mahoney, which of the following is not true?

Which of the following, according to Mahoney, is least important for constructive counselors?

Which of the following constructivists believe that understanding (past) causes for clients' problems are more important than their current ways of construing the problem?

Which of the following is not one of the key processes highlighted by the person from #9?

All of the following are defining features of constructivist approaches except

According to Mahoney, resistance is

According to Mahoney,

Because Mahoney was previously an influential cognitive therapist, he

Which of the following therapy traditions are not integrated in any of the constructivist approaches?

Mahoney stressed that any technique will be more effective under conditions of all of the following except

Who is the founder of Constructivst Counseling?

Which constructivist emphasized structures of the psyche?

Which of the following is not a common reason that client's seek counseling?

Which of the following is true?

Introduction

Classical Psychoanalysis

Self Psychology

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

Existential Counseling

Person-Centered Counseling

Gestalt Counseling

Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Counseling

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

Reality Therapy and Choice Theory

Systems Approaches

Integral Counseling

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